NCCMH E-bulletin - Vol 8 Iss 4 (May - June 2010)

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National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) Autistic spectrum conditions in adults - draft scope
Alzheimer’s Organisation My name is not Dementia
Audit Commission A review of collaborative procurement across the public sector Maximising resources in adult mental health
May - Jun 2010. The next issue of this bulletin will be published in early September
Care Quality Commission (CQC)  CQC and HMIP call for improvements in healthcare for adults in the prison system Inpatient survey results published Progress made in tackling youth alcohol misuse but still more to do, say inspectors Regulator calls on Devon Partnership NHS Trust to ensure mental health services for older people are up to standard
Cochrane Collaboration New systematic reviews: Interventions for smoking cessation and reduction in individuals with schizophrenia Meditation therapies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Updated systematic reviews: Pharmacological interventions for borderline personality disorder New protocols:  Anticonvulsants for alcohol dependence Anti-hypertensive drugs as disease-modifying agents for Parkinson's disease: evidence from observational studies and clinical trials Atypical antipsychotics for disruptive behavioural disorders in inpatient or outpatient children and youths Efficacy and safety of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of the Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Intravenous immunoglobulins for epilepsy
Department of Health (DH) Health inequalities enhanced support programme resource manual LAC(DH)(2010)3: The Mental Capacity Act Mental health system reforms More power to the patient National Patient Choice Survey latest results Prescription charges review: implementing exemption from prescription charges for people with long term conditions Psychological therapies offered across the NHS Public and patient experience and engagement Statistical Press Notice: GP Patient Survey 2009-10 Final National Results
European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) CHMP revised EPARs on: Ariclaim INN: duloxetine Rev. 13 Axura INN: memantine Rev. 13 Ebixa INN: memantine Rev. 17 Exelon INN: rivastigmine Rev. 20 Olanzapine Glenmark Europe INN: olanzapine Rev. 1 Olanzapine Glenmark INN: olanzapine Rev. 1 Olazax Disperzi INN: olanzapine Rev. 1 Olanzapine Mylan INN: olanzapine Rev. 3 Olazax INN: olanzapine Rev. 1 Prometax INN: rivastigmine Rev. 18 Reconcile INN: Fluoxetine (as hydrochloride) Rev. 4 Tasmar INN: tolcapone Rev. 13 Valdoxan INN: agomelatine Rev. 1 Zonegran INN: zonisamide Rev. 14 CHMP summaries of opinion: Sycrest INN: asenapine CHMP updated EPARs on: Invega INN: paliperidone Rev. 4 Xeristar INN: duloxetine Rev. 12 Stalevo INN: levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone Rev. 14 New CHMP EPARs: Olanzapine Apotex INN: olanzapine CHMP updated EPARs on: alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (for the treatment of tricyclic antidepressants poisoning) Guidance documents: Concept paper on the need for a guideline on the use of subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials Concept paper on the need for revision of the note for guidance on clinical investigation of medicinal products in the treatment of schizophrenia Draft guideline on the treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) Overview of comments received on the draft guideline on the development of medicinal products for the treatment of alcohol dependence
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approvals: Alprazolam (anda # 077198)  Watson labs florida Alprazolam (anda # 090082) Sun pharma global Buprenorphine hydrochloride (anda # 090360) Barr Carbidopa and levodopa (anda # 090631) Impax labs Gabapentin (anda # 090335) Matrix labs ltd Lamotrigine (anda # 078691) Lupin ltd Levetiracetam (anda # 090754) Aun pharm inds ltd Levetiracetam (anda # 090813) Nexus pharms Lithium carbonate (anda # 091027) Sun pharm inds inc Lorazepam (anda # 078826) Amneal pharms Lorazepam (anda # 090260) Pharm assoc Namenda xr (nda # 022525) Forest labs Omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate (anda # 078966) Ar pharm Paroxetine hydrochloride (anda # 076968) Actavis elizabeth Protriptyline hydrochloride (anda # 090462) Sigmapharm labs llc Risperidone (anda # 076797) Precision dose Risperidone (anda # 077784) Ratiopharm Valproic acid (anda # 090517) Sun pharm inds inc Venlafaxine hydrochloride (anda # 076565) Teva Venlafaxine hydrochloride (anda # 079098) Interpharm Tentative approvals : Donepezil hydrochloride (anda # 090175) Zydus pharms usa inc Donepezil hydrochloride (anda # 090247) Hikma pharms Escitalopram oxalate (anda # 077550) Mylan pharma Pramipexole dihydrochloride (anda # 078920) Zydus pharms USA INC Pramipexole dihydrochloride (anda # 090865) Torrent pharms
Health Information Resources (formerly National Library for Health) ADHD mechanisms probes Annual Evidence Update on Drugs Misuse Body fat linked to Alzheimer's Bone marrow and mental illness Green exercise and mental health Mental health in the armed forces Parkinson's transplant clues
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Published research: A systematic review of outcome measures used in forensic mental health research with consensus panel opinion (Fitzpatrick). Avoiding and identifying errors in health technology assessment models (Chilcott). Weighting and valuing quality-adjusted life-years using stated preference methods: preliminary results from the Social Value of a QALY Project
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) Involving users in commissioning local services Talking Mats® helps people with dementia to communicate more effectively with family carers
Kings Fund New publications: Engaging GPs holds key to coalition health reforms say leading health organisations NHS making progress but not yet world class says The King's Fund Support for patient choice but it is not yet driving quality improvements, says new report The King's Fund response to the Health Secretary's plans for the NHS The King's Fund response to the revised Operating Framework New publications: A high performing NHS? A review of progress 1997-2010 Accounting for quality in the community: findings from focus group research Building high quality commissioning: what role can external organisations play? Giving GP's budgets for commissioning Patient choice: how patients choose and how providers respond Putting quality first in the boardroom: improving the business of caring
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug safety update: volume 3, issue 10 - includes SSRIs and SNRIs and the risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn; and antidepressants: risk of fractures
Medical Research Council (MRC) Landmark review of mental health research calls for change Review of Mental Health Research
National Audit Office (NAO) Managing complex capital investment programmes utilising private finance
National electronic Library for Medicines (NeLM) Analysis of reports to Danish Medicines Agency of adverse drug reactions from psychotropic medicines in paediatric population over a decade Clinical practice review: Early Alzheimer's disease International consensus study of antipsychotic dosing Meta-analysis: Bupropion for smoking cessation and reductive in schizophrenia Potentially inappropirate prescribing including under-use amongst older patients with cognitive or psychiatric co-morbidities Report finds UK, Norway and Sweden have Europe's lowest drug Review: Bipolar spectrum disorders in primary care Review: Psychopharmacological treatment of PTSD in children and adolescents Risk of suicidal behaviour similar with all antidepressive drugs Social adversity predicts ADHD medication in school children - a national cohort study Study suggests use of ADHD medications has no long term growth effects Supervised injectable heroin or injectable methadone vs optimised oral methadone for chronic heroin addicts in England after persistent failure in orthodox treatment (RIOTT) Survival and cessation of injecting drug users: prospective observational study of outcomes and effect of opiate substitution treatment US NIH Conference Statement on preventing Alzheimer's disease Value for money and the Quality and Outcomes Framework in primary care in the UK NHS
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Alcohol use disorders: physical complications Alcohol use disorders: preventing harmful drinking NHS Evidence calls for guidance producers NICE annual review 2009/10 published online NICE calls for minimum pricing for alcohol NICE launches quality standards for the NHS [includes dementia standard]
National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) Attitudes to mental illness 2010 research report Recovery and Resilience: African, African-Caribbean and South Asian Women's Narratives of Recovering from Mental Distress Use of mental health services by minority ethnic groups in England
National Prescribing Centre (NPC) Health Economics - New eLearning resource now available
NHS Alliance NHS Alliance report: Whose NHS is it anyway? Sharing the power with patients and the public
NHS Confederation Budget figures reiterate scale of NHS challenge Dealing with the downturn: using the evidence Foresight produces one year review on Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project  [Subscription required] Improving services for adults with autism Learn from history of reorganisation, report warns Marmot calls for fairness to diminish health inequalities NHS Confederation comments on NAO health inequalities report NHS European Office: your voice in Europe Improving services for adults with autism Mental Health and Quality Improvement Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) Mental health covered in new Government's coalition agreement [Subscription required] The NHS Handbook 2010/11
NHS Information Centre Social care and mental health indicators
NHS Networks Eight PCTs to use new framework to tackle health inequalities Health care professionals commissioning network Marmot warns government not to bury health inequalities
Office for National Statistics (ONS) Census of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in Northern Ireland - 2010 Community Care Statistics: Social Services Activity, England - 2008-09 Findings from the Balance of Care/Continuing Care Census - March 2010 Census GP Patient Experience Survey - Scotland, Provisional Results Hospital Episode Statistics: Admitted patient care - Provisional Monthly HES for Admitted patient care, outpatient and Accident & Emergency data, April - January 2009/2010 Patient Experience PSA Scores - Update to include results from the 2009 inpatient survey Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England - 2009-10 Prescription Cost Analysis, England - 2009 Quarterly analysis of Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (England) - Quarter 4 2009/10 Social Care and Mental Health Indicators from the National Indicator Set - Final, England 2008-09 Statistics on Alcohol, England - 2010 Admission of Patients to Mental Health Facilities - 2008-09 Routine Quarterly Mental Health Minimum Dataset Reports - Q2 2009-2010 Trust level data quality reports - plus Q2 and provisional Q3 Mental Health Service Performance Indicators; local authority level analysis of Indicators 1 and 2 (accommodation and employment) Patients in Mental Health Hospitals and Units - 31 March 2009 Alcohol Brief Interventions, Scotland - 2009/10 GP Patient Survey – England, 2009-10 Survey of Carers in Households - 2009/10 England - Provisional Results Survey of Informal Carers in Households - 2009/10 England - Provisional Results Primary Care Trust Prescribing Data - January to March 2010 Nurse-led clinics - Activity - year ending 31 March 2010 (annual data) Primary Care Trust Prescribing Data - October 2009 to December 2009
Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) CPD Online: How to evaluate your CAMH service Models of madness in the Western world: Part 1 – the regulation of madness until the 19th century Podcasts: Dr Daphne Keen explores autism, ethnicity and maternal immigration with Dr Ovais Badat Dr James MacCabe discusses ‘Excellent school performance and risk of adult bipolar disorder...with Dr Ovais Badat Press releases: Cigarette smoking ‘could increase risk of depression RCPsych responds to review of mental health research funding Projects:  Psychiatrists make recommendations for redesign of mental health services Reports: Self-harm, suicide and risk: helping people who self-harm
Royal College of Physicians (RCP) How doctors can close the gap: tackling the social determinants of health through culture change, advocacy and education
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH) Sainsbury Centre launches Impact on Depression workplace training programme in the UK Sainsbury Centre welcomes justice secretary's call for fewer prison sentences
The next issue of our bulletin is due to be published in early September